The Self-Knowledge is Power Book Series

Improving Your Relationship With Your Body

This easy-t0-read and easy-to-implement short book provides effective tools and techniques to get your started on improving your relationship with your body: To approach your body honestly and without judgment, and to recognize the ways that your body serves you well.

See the Resources page for additional related readings.

 


 Other Books


New! The Psychology of the Girl with the Dragon Tatto: Understanding Lisbeth Salander and the Millennium Trilogy. (Edited by Robin S. Rosenberg & Shannon O'Neill, published by BenBella Books.)  An anthology of essays by psychologists who examine different facets of Lisbeth Salander's life and character.
 


Three 

Superhero

Books

COMING 

IN 

2012


What is a Superhero? (Edited by Robin Rosenberg & Peter Coogan, published by Oxford University Press.) An anthology of essays by comic book writers, editors, and comic scholars that address the title question.

Superhero Origins: What Makes Superheroes Tick and Why We Care. A book about seven superhero origins stories, what they reveal about the superheroes' personality, how they reflect the findings of psychological research, and why we're interested in their origin stories.

What's the Matter with Batman? A book that examines Batman's "issues" and problems to determine whether he has any psychological disorders and if so, which one(s).

The fourth edition of the Introductory Psychology textbook written by Stephen M. Kosslyn and Robin S. Rosenberg,  published by Allyn & Bacon/Pearson.

The Psychology of Superheroes

I edited this book of essays about superheroes, written by psychologists. The essays examine the implications of having superpowers and of superheroes functioning in society, seen through the lens of psychological research and theories. My essay is: "Superman's Personality: From Krypton, Kansas, or Both?"

Abnormal Psychology

This is an Abnormal Psychology textbook by Robin S. Rosenberg and Stephen M. Kosslyn, with Worth Publishers. The first edition came out in 2009.

Psychology in Context

This is an Introductory Psychology textbook by Stephen M. Kosslyn and Robin S. Rosenberg. The first edition (Psychology: The Brain, the Person, the World) was published in 2001, a second edition in 2003, and a third edition (with a new title, Psychology in Context) in 2006.

 Fundamentals of Psychology in Context

This is a briefer version of Psychology in Context. The first edition was published in 2002, a second edition in 2004, and the current edition, Fundamentals of Psychology in Context, in 2006.

Psychology of Twilight

This is a book of essays about the Twilight Series, written by psychologists. The essays examine different facets of the series. My essay is: "Vegetarian Vamps: On Changing Hard-to-Change Habits."

 

Psychology of Harry Potter

This is a book of essays about Harry Potter, written by psychologists. The essays examine different facets of Harry Potter and the magical world, seen through the lens of psychological research and theories. My essay is: "What Do Students Learn From Hogwarts Classes?"

Batman Unauthorized

This is a book of essays about Batman. My essay is: "What's Wrong with Bruce Wayne?"